2015年12月24日 星期四

The touching gesture in French

The touching gesture came in the aftermath of the terror attacks in the French capital by Islamic extremists which left at least 129 people dead.

The man stands near the Place de la Republique in the centre of the city with two signs.
One says: "I am a Muslim, but they tell me I'm a terrorist."
The other one says: "I trust you. Do you trust me.  If so, hug me."

The man’s IG
This Muslim man asked for hugs in Paris
An incredible scene then sees mourners in Paris come in their droves to embrace the Muslim man.
Afterwards the man, who has not been identified, lifted up his blindfold and said: "I would like to thank every one of you for giving me a hug.
"I did this to send a message to everyone.

Muslim Hug’s IG
The man was embraced by hundreds
"I'm a Muslim, but that doesn't make me a terrorist - I never killed anyone."

And there's a touching connection between the man and yesterday's terror attacks.
He said: "Last Friday was my birthday, but I didn't go out.
"I feel deeply for all the victims families."
The Muslim man sends a message
And in an emotional message he added: "I want to tell you 'Muslim' doesn't necessarily mean 'terrorist'."


Structure of the Lead
WHO- A Muslin lives in Paris
WHEN-Nov 19 2015
WHAT- To tell Muslin not necessarily mean terrorist
WHY- terror attacks
WHERE- French
HOW- result in more people dead and lots of Muslin live in Paris get descrimination

Keywords
1.      extremist 極端主義
2.      mourners 送葬者

3.      droves 成群結隊

2015年12月17日 星期四

Bombing in Tianjin

Dramatic drone footage has been released appearing to show the clean-up operation at Tianjin, China, where two explosions ripped through a chemicals storage facility in August, killing more than 160 people.

Twelve people have been arrested over the blasts, which left a trail of mangled buildings and burnt out cars in their wake, including owners of Rui Hai International Logistics who were shown on state television being held by police and "confessing" to using government connections to obtain safety permits.

The blast was triggered by the ignition of thousands of tones of hazardous chemicals stored at the facility, including approximately 700 tones of highly poisonous sodium cyanide.

The warehouse was built within 600 meters of some residential buildings, despite a regulation mandating any hazardous material storage facilities must be at least a kilometer away.

China's state-run Xinhua news agency said in September that authorities suggested the blast site be turned into as "eco-park".

Industrial accidents are common in China, with corruption thought to be a key factor behind lax enforcement of safety regulations.

Less than two weeks after the Tianjin explosions, an explosion at a chemical plant in east China's Shandong province killed one person and injured nine.


Structure of the Lead
WHO- Chinese
WHEN- 20 Oct 2015
WHAT- an explosion 
WHY- a chemical storage explosion
WHERE- Tianjin
HOW- result in a big damage

Keywords
1.      footage 英呎
2.      rip 劃破
3.      mangle 受嚴種損傷
4.      confess 承認
5.      trigger 觸發
6.      ignition 燃燒

7.      mandate 命令

2015年12月3日 星期四

Zimbabwe will not charge Walter Palmer in Cecil the lion killing

The Minnesota dentist that was at the center of controversy surrounding the killing of a famed lion named Cecil will not be charged with any crime in Zimbabwe, according to a report Monday morning.

Reuters reports Palmer had "all (his) papers in order," according to Zimbabwe Environmental Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, who told reporters on Monday that Palmer could not be charged.

According to the report, Muchinguri-Kashiri said: "We approached the police and then the Prosecutor General, and it turned out that (Walter) Palmer came to Zimbabwe because all the papers were in order.

Muchinguri-Kashiri had said in July that Zimbabwean police and prosecutors would work to ensure Palmer returned to Zimbabwe to face poaching charges.

But on Monday she told reporters in Harare that Palmer can now safely return to Zimbabwe as a "tourist" because he had not broken the southern African country's hunting laws. She said the police and the National Prosecuting Authority had cleared Palmer of wrongdoing.

Palmer returned to work at his Bloomington, Minn., dental practice in early September and was met with a group of protesters, media and animal activists.

Palmer has long maintained he was hunting legally and said he was stunned when he found out someone in his hunting party killed Cecil.

Cecil, a resident of Hwange National park in western Zimbabwe, was well-known to tourists and researchers.


Structure of the Lead
WHO- Walter Palmer
WHEN- October 12, 2015
WHAT- announce a bill
WHY- Cecil was killed by Walter Palmer
WHERE- Zimbabwe
HOW- not given

Keywords
1.      controversy 爭論
2.      charge 索價
3.      turn out 結果是
4.      prosecutor 檢察官
5.      poach 偷獵捕
6.      wrongdoing 犯罪
7.      dental 牙科的

8.      stun 大吃一驚